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By Gawhara Abou-eid Ask an Egyptian how they identify, and the answer can sound simple: Egyptian. But ask what that means — Arab, African, Middle Eastern, Coptic or some combination — and the answer touches on history, language, religion, geography and belonging.
By Gawhara Abou-eid For local restaurateurs Rahim Hussein and Omar Alkahily, the “American Dream” has never been defined simply by owning a business.
By Gauri Mangala The last decade of American theatre has pushed theatre owners, producers and casting directors to think more deeply about how to consider casting along racial and ethnic lines.
By Lauren Abunassar As Philadelphia asked how best to celebrate 250 years of America this Fourth of July, some community members across the city were asking different questions: what, exactly, are we celebrating? And we should be celebrating at all?
By Gawhara Abou-eid Before Egypt's FIFA World Cup run ended in a controversial 3–2 loss to Argentina in the Round of 16, fans packed into a Philadelphia restaurant to celebrate a country finally receiving international recognition in sports while reconnecting with a community thousands of miles from home.
By Amna Khalafalla Mahdi Bahr Al Din, who routinely hears from family members in Sudan about their precarious situation, finds relief among the community at the garden, the root of its appeal for him.
By Gawhara Abou-eid Saif and Marhaba reject assumptions that transgender or nonbinary identities are modern Western inventions. Saif has noted that queer people existed around him long before he had language for them, through friendships, trusted circles and unspoken understandings.
By Gawhara Abou-eid Pop singer Sabrina Carpenter’s mockery of a ululating fan at her April 10 Coachella performance ignited a conversation about a centuries-old vocal tradition rooted in joy, celebration, womanhood and resistance.
By Ahmed Hassouna Palestinian-American poet Ahmad Almallah describes how loss — of his homeland, his language, his mother’s memories — has shaped his life and work.
By Amna Khalafalla In North Philly, Muslims from around the world stepped out in style for “Big Eid.”
